On the heels of @nytimes 'Why is publishing So White?' here's a list of the best children's books published by South Asian authors in 2020. @SikhProf @Meeratsriram @rajanilarocca @storiesbysingh @SaadiaFaruqi @supriyakelkar_ @SajidahWrites
On the heels of @nytimes 'Why is publishing So White?' here's a list of the best children's books published by South Asian authors in 2020. @SikhProf @Meeratsriram @rajanilarocca @storiesbysingh @SaadiaFaruqi @supriyakelkar_ @SajidahWrites
On the heels of @nytimes 'Why is publishing So White?' here's a list of the best children's books published by South Asian authors in 2020. @SikhProf @Meeratsriram @rajanilarocca @storiesbysingh @SaadiaFaruqi @supriyakelkar_ @SajidahWrites
On the heels of @nytimes 'Why is publishing So White?' here's a list of the best children's books published by South Asian authors in 2020. @SikhProf @Meeratsriram @rajanilarocca @storiesbysingh @SaadiaFaruqi @supriyakelkar_ @SajidahWrites
[A rant, but 🙏 read] The op-ed has an appalling statistic that states just 5% of fiction published since 1950 was by people of color. Quite frankly I wasn't shocked.
As an author, I've been told my book couldn't be signed on because ‘we already have another middle-grade book inspired by India’ or ‘my book needed to be more Indian to stand out’ or that it was ‘too Indian to sell.’
BookRiot recently published a list of ‘13 Best Children’s Books About Asian American Kids’ which featured only East Asian authors & not a single South Asian or Middle Eastern author. The piece has since been retitled to ‘13 Best Children’s Books About East Asian American Kids.’
These are a few examples of how persuasive and insidious prejudice can be. It’s 2020 for goodness sakes. If this year has taught us anything it's that the pandemic has affected each of us regardless of the colors of our skin. We're more similar than we think.
It’s about time everyone gets with the mentality that all people, especially underrepresented cultures, need to be represented equally. And that everyone's stories are important and should be told, shared, and celebrated for a better world.
So I leave you with this. Read diversely. Read stories from different cultures, from different countries. Broaden your horizons & your perspectives. I promise you, it’s a beautiful thing. I know because growing up in India, I did just that.
I read books set in places and cultures that were nothing like mine. And I loved them. Connected with them. Cherished them. Reading about other cultures brings us closer together, opens up our words & minds, & makes life more meaningful & magical.

Let’s be the change. Please.🙏
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